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Rush Honored with Sure-to-be-Awesome Canadian Stamp
Mailing a letter just got a whole lot geekier. As Rolling Stone reports, Rush have been honored with their own…stamp. Hey, the Canadian prog-rock idols get no respect, so we’re happy to see hear this...
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Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Top 10 Superman Songs
Superman looks pretty darn good for being around since 1938. And in his 75 years of saving Metropolis, he’s inspired plenty of songs, certainly more than any of the thousands of other costumed heroes...
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Release New EP / Announce New LP
Brooklyn indie-rockers Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have just announced the release of their new EP, Little Moments, a four-track effort which is current available for purchase on their Bandcamp page....
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Setlist Coverage: Steely Dan Kicks off 2013 Mood Swings Tour
It’s probably a lingering side-effect from the 1970s — when the band permanently retreated from the stage — but it’s hard not to get butterflies every time Steely Dan announce a new tour. It’s been a...
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Re-Reviews: The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’
Our relationship with art changes over time. In our instantaneous iPhone age, we don’t live with albums or movies or TV shows or books like we used to. With “Re-Reviews,” we re-explore our relationship...
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Dustin Wong Announces New LP, ‘Meditation of Ecstatic Energy’
Photo Credit: Hiromi Shinada Guitar loop master Dustin Wong has announced a new studio album, Meditation of Ecstatic Energy. The LP — the first he’s recorded since moving back to his childhood homeland...
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Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Arcade Fire’s 10 Most Absurd Moments
Arcade Fire recently announced that their fourth studio album will be released October 29th. But they didn’t take the usual channel of a press release – instead, they casually tweeted the announcement...
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The Return of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ (And, Just Maybe, My Childlike Glee)
In some grand cosmic gesture of peace and awesomeness from the comedy gods, Whose Line Is It Anyway? has officially returned to American airwaves. The spastic improv series was cancelled by ABC back...
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Feast Your Eyes: André 3000 in Jimi Hendrix Form
Outkast’s André 3000 is set to play psychedelic legend Jimi Hendric in the upcoming biopic All Is By My Side, and now fans can check out their first glimpse of the afro’d rapper-turned-rocker. NME...
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Peter Gabriel’s Cover-Swap Sequel ‘And I’ll Scratch Yours’ to Drop in September
On September 23rd, Real World will release And I’ll Scratch Yours, an album of Peter Gabriel covers. It’s been a loooong time coming. Back in 2010, Gabriel released Scratch My Back, an LP featuring...
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Album Preview: Moon Safari to Release Fourth Studio LP, ‘Himblabacken Vol....
The Skellefteå, Sweden native progressive rock band Moon Safari will release their fourth studio LP, Himblabacken Vol.1, via their own Blomljud Records, on August 21st. When music critics encounter...
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Pearl Jam Unveil New iTunes App
A couple weeks back, Pearl Jam announced the release of their tenth studio album, Lightning Bolt. And now they’ve stepped up their announcement game even further by unveiling “Pearl Jam Official,” a...
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The Chop House: Yes’ Spellbinding 1975 Performance in London
With “The Chop House,” we explore classic performances from bands with — you know — “chops.” Genres like progressive rock, art-rock, jazz-fusion — they’re nearly extinct in our current music culture....
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Got Summer Sports Depression? We’ve Got Your Cure: ESPN2′s Highly Questionable
So, it’s summer. You get to barbecue, lounge in the pool, and defrost all that pent-up, depression-like anxiety brought on by the cold season. But something always seems to be missing, right? Football....
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Paul McCartney On Touring: “It’s What I Do, and It’s What I’ve Always Done”
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, the 71-year-old Sir Paul McCartney discussed the physical limitations of touring, noting that his age hasn’t become a barrier to his instrument-swapping,...
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Scraping the Barrel: #100, ‘Meatballs 4′
Thousands and thousands of films are made every year. And while some of them are destined for Oscar glory and widespread Metacritic acclaim, others wind up scraping the barrel on the IMDB Bottom 100....
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Dr. Dog Unveil New Headlining Tour Dates
Eclectic Philly rockers Dr. Dog have announced a new headlining tour, which kicks off October 11th in Atlanta. Anti- will release the band’s eighth studio album, The B-Room on October 1st. If you...
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Setlist Coverage: Steely Dan’s Mood Swings Tour Keeps Rollin’
Last week, Steely Dan kept on rollin’ toward “Pancake Day” with their 2013 Mood Swings tour. They played five gigs last week, and while the setlists remained fairly static (consistent with what we saw...
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Blitzen Trapper Share Haunting New Track, ‘Ever Loved Once’
Blitzen Trapper is one of the most consistently great (and consistently underrated) bands in alternative music. And on October 1st, the Portland crew will release their fittingly titled seventh studio...
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Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, and More Added to 2013 Life is Beautiful Fest
The 2013 Life is Beautiful Fest is arguably the most eclectic music festival of the year. And now the line-up is even deeper and richer, with the addition of indie-rock mainstays Vampire Weekend,...
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